Biomedical IRB

The Biomedical IRB reviews research designed to study specific diseases and conditions such as

Studies of mechanisms, therapies, or interventions in human diseases

Epidemiological studies that investigate the distribution of disease, the factors that affect health, and how people make health-related decisions

Clinical trials

Assuming your research is not exempt, there are two types of IRB reviews: expedited and full. Only studies requiring full review must be submitted by the deadlines in the calendar below in order to be reviewed at the meeting date indicated. In contrast, expedited protocol reviews are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Calendar of Biomedical IRB meetings

Submission Deadline

Full Board Meeting Date

July 3, 2018

July 17, 2018

July 24, 2018

August 7, 2018

August 28, 2018

September 11, 2018

September 25, 2018

October 16, 2018

October 30, 2018

November 13, 2018

November 27, 2018

December 11, 2018

December 18, 2018 (early d/t winter break)

January 15, 2019

January 22, 2019 (early)

February 5, 2019 (early)

February 19, 2019 (early)

March 5, 2019 (early d/t spring break)

March 26, 2019

April 9, 2019

April 30, 2019

May 14, 2019

May 28, 2019

June 11, 2019

Voting Members

Ms. Ianthe “Cookie” Bryant-GawthropDirector of Research Regulatory Affairs and HRPP